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In this episode, host Rachel Loxton is joined by panelists Aaron Burnett and Imogen Goodman. Our sound engineer is Rhys Edwards.

Here are links to some of the stories we discuss:

Christmas markets and Advent traditions in Germany:

• What’s the history behind Germany’s beloved Christmas markets?
• German word of the day – der Adventkrantz

Germany’s growing budget crisis:

• Schuldenbremse – What is Germany’s debt brake and how does it affect residents?
• How deep does the German fear of debt go?

New cannabis draft law and timeline:

• German government to loosen up cannabis legalisation law

Preparing for winter:

The fines drivers in Germany need to know about in winter

Problems at Stuttgart immigration office: 

• How German immigration office delays hurt lives of foreign workers
• ‘They treat us like trash’: Problems at Stuttgart immigration office persist
• Are Germany’s immigration offices making foreigners feel unwelcome?

Events happening in December:

• 10 unmissable events happening in Germany in December
• The best events happening in Berlin this December